Predictors of stopping selling tobacco
| Characteristic | OR for ex-selling (vs current selling) | ||
| Ex-sellers/ (current and ex-sellers) n/N (%) | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted ORˆ | |
| All retailers with known sell status | 249/895 (27.8) | ||
| Retailer type | |||
| Convenience store/general store | 22/202 (10.9) | ref. | ref. |
| Grocery stores, fruit and veg stores | 26/285 (9.1) | 0.82 (0.45 to 1.49) | 0.73 (0.40 to 1.34) |
| Newsagent/post office | 159/350 (45.4) | 6.81 (4.17 to 11.12) | 6.35 (3.86 to 10.45) |
| Accommodation | 42/58 (72.4) | 21.48 (10.39 to 44.40) | 23.27 (10.95 to 49.42) |
| P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Socioeconomic status (SES) of location | |||
| 1-Lowest SES | 44/189 (23.3) | ref. | ref. |
| 2 | 70/233 (30.0) | 1.42 (0.91 to 2.19) | 1.38 (0.83 to 2.29) |
| 3 | 41/158 (25.9) | 1.15 (0.71 to 1.89) | 0.96 (0.55 to 1.70) |
| 4 | 38/133 (28.6) | 1.32 (0.80 to 2.18) | 0.87 (0.47 to 1.64) |
| 5-Highest SES | 56/182 (30.8) | 1.46 (0.92 to 2.32) | 0.89 (0.49 to 1.62) |
| P value | 0.464 | 0.473 | |
| P trend | 0.215 | 0.365 | |
| Remoteness | |||
| Major city | 119/369 (32.2) | ref. | ref. |
| Inner regional area | 77/311 (24.8) | 0.69 (0.49 to 0.97) | 0.52 (0.33 to 0.83) |
| Outer regional area | 43/160 (26.9) | 0.77 (0.51 to 1.17) | 0.68 (0.39 to 1.18) |
| Remote area | 8/42 (19.0) | 0.49 (0.22 to 1.10) | 0.48 (0.18 to 1.27) |
| Very remote | 2/13 (15.4) | 0.38 (0.08 to 1.75) | 0.26 (0.03 to 1.96) |
| P value | 0.107 | 0.058 | |
| P trend | 0.019 | 0.041 | |
| State | |||
| WA (annual licence fee) | 37/140 (26.4) | ref. | ref. |
| VIC (no fee or listing requirement) | 96/278 (34.5) | 1.47 (0.94 to 2.30) | 1.31 (0.75 to 2.28) |
| NSW (one-off listing requirement) | 116/477 (24.3) | 0.89 (0.58 to 1.38) | 0.74 (0.44 to 1.27) |
| P value | 0.010 | 0.013 | |
NSW, New South Wales; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.